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Selections for Naas – Feb. 22nd 2026
2.00: STAR OF THE WEEK (RICKY DOYLE/ARTHUR MOORE) 2.30: MAJOLIQUE (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.00: CUT THE ROPE – EW – (KIEREN BUCKLEY/E. & P. HARTY) 3.30: MELBOURNE SHAMROCK (DONAGH MEYLER/EMMET MULLINS) 4.00: LOW KICK (HARRY SWAN/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.30: CAPTAIN GUINNESS (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 5.00: THREE IN A ROW – EW – (RICKY DOYLE/ARTHUR MOORE)
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Beware the pride of wounded lions
IRELAND…42 ENGLAND…21 If the forthcoming production was in relation to association football, one would automatically assume it was an England team to whom reference was being made. Given that they have three of the members of the feline family as the crest on their jersey. Now read on… But no, the wounded Lions in this…
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Shine returns to brighten Meath’s prospects
Having been an absentee for the defeat to Westmeath in Mullingar a fortnight ago, Tom Shine will be a welcome sight on the horizon for Johnny Greville et al as will the home comforts of St Loman’s Park in Trim as Meath aim to get their NHL Div. 2 campaign back on track against Derry…
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Selections for Fairyhouse – Feb. 21st 2026
1.00: EAGLE’S QUEST (DANNY MULLINS/MAGS MULLINS) 1.30: MODE AVION (JOSH WILLIAMSON (5)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.05: SPORTINTHEPARK – EW – (KEITH DONOGHUE/NOEL MEADE) 2.38: TEDS CORNER (DAN KING/TONY MARTIN) 3:15: ANSWER TO KAYF – EW – (JOHN SHINNICK/TERENCE O’BRIEN) 3.45: ROKATHIR – EW – (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.20: DECIMATION – EW – (CALUM HOGAN (7)/ERIC MCNAMARA)…
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Two changes for Royals ahead of Deise dance
As they strive to get their Lidl National League campaign back on track, Meath have made two changes ahead of the long run down to tackle Waterford in Round 4, Manager Wayne Freeman has recalled both Megan Thynne and Rachel Casserly, who come in to replace Meadhbh Byrne and Ciara Lawlor. Casserly’s inclusion sees Orla…
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Believe half of what you see and a lower percentage of what you hear
On paper at least, Meath have made only one change ahead of Sunday’s NFL Div. 2 Round 4 meeting with Cork at Pairc Ui Rinn. But it would be no shock whatsoever if there’s at least one more to go along with it. For what it’s worth, as per what has been published, the one…
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Selections for Dundalk – Feb. 20th 2026
3.40: SIR LES PATTERSON (JACK KEARNEY (3)/STEPHEN THORNE) 4.10: GO OUT (DECLAN MCDONOGH/DANNY MURPHY) 4.40: PORSCHE LAD – EW – (CONOR CUSACK (7)/PAT MURPHY) 5.15: ECLAT (COLIN KEANE/DERMOT WELD) 5.45: MOYASSR – EW – (REECE HOLOHAN (7)/PAUL FLYNN) 6.15: TRISHUIL RIVER – EW – (WAYNE HASSET (3)/SHANE CRAWLEY) 6.45: MARIAN’S GAL – EW – (JULIAN…
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Selections for Thurles – Feb. 19th 2026
1.32: ROCKBROOK – EW – (TIERNAN POWER-ROCHE (3)/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 2.07: KARIA DE BLAISES (PAUL TOWNSEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.42: PLAIN OR BATTERED – EW – (PAULINE ELVIN (7)/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 3.17: TIMELESS TREATY (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.52: RUSTY HARKNESS (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.23: THE BANGER DOYLE – EW – (OLIVE QUEALLY (7)/JOHN QUEALLY) 4.53: MARY O’G (JOHN…
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Come on Ireland – must do better
If you were to stick to the rudiments of teams and individuals representing the nation in major sporting events, with the exceptions of Katie Taylor, Kellie Harrington, Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and the horse racing set, the above headline remains wholly applicable. Admittedly, the idea of sports persons being ‘role models’ has always been hogwash…
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Selections for Punchestown – Feb. 18th 2026
1.40: STRAIGHT JOHN (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.10: COURT COMPLIANCE (PHILIP BYRNES/BILL DURKAN) 2.45: BABY KATE (BRIAN HAYES/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.15: HOW’S HANNAH (PADDY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.45: ONTHEROPES (CHARLIE MULLINS (7)/TOM MULLINS) 4.15: DRIVEONWILL – EW – (DONAGH MEYLER/ROSS O’SULLIVAN) 4.45: GILI ISLAND (HARRY SWAN/GORDON ELLIOTT)
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